Fourth person pleaded Guilty in bribery scheme..
Written by Jesse Baroka on May 15, 2023
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A fourth person has pleaded guilty in a scheme to bribe the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board. A lobbyist, Brian Pierce, says he conspired to give $42,000 and other benefits to Rick Johnson to help clients with marijuana license applications. This occurred before the board disbanded in 2019. Johnson pleaded guilty in April, admitting that he accepted at least $110,000 in exchange for approving applications.